Business System Integrations for Shimla businesses
Local businesses in Shimla
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- IT and company offices: 2
- Saraswati Dot Com Pvt ltd; The New India Assurance Co Ltd
- Government offices: 4
- Himachal Pradesh State Secretariat; HP PWD HQ - EnC & CE-SZ; Gorton Castle; Himachal Pradesh Forest Department
- Colleges and universities: 3
- Himachal Pradesh University; R.K.M.V
- Workshops and craft businesses: 1
- Shimla Brewing Company
- Malls and department stores: 1
- High Fashion Shopping Area
- Supermarkets: 3
- Amartax; V2; Vishal Mega Mart
- Clothing shops: 19
- Lal & Sons; Octave; Nathu Ram & Sons; Shehzadi; Bazaar; Gift Palace; Latawa's; Redtape; Smoke Export plus; Tibetan Handloom Shop
Shimla facts
- District
- Shimla District
- Area
- about 25 sq km, about 2205 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 171001 (Shimla High Court), 171002 (Shimla East)
- Places nearby
- Lower Bazaar (neighbourhood and Market, 1 km), Christ Church (anglican church, 1 km), Jakhu Temple (Hindu temple, 1 km), Army Heritage Museum (army Museum, 1 km)
- Culture and food
- Hindus are about 93 per cent of Shimla's population. People of Shimla are informally called Shimlaites, and the annual Shimla Summer Festival is a major event.
- History
- One theory says Shimla comes from Shyamalaya, a blue slate house on Jakhu Hill, another from Shyamala, a name of the goddess Kali.
- Geography
- Shimla stands on the south-western ranges of the Himalayas at about 2,206 m above sea level, along a ridge with seven spurs.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.